Sunday, July 18, 2010

Why training and development of employees is essential

Why training and development of an employee are essential.

Hiring a good employee is half the task. Training and developing the skills of an employee to meet the needs of your organization are essential. Even the best employees will not do well without guidance as to what is expected of them on the job. Here are some of the reasons it is essential to train and concentrate on the development of employees.

1. Hiring an employee is a purchase for your company. You will want to spend time training and developing the skills of all of your employees. It will only help your business if you help them develop the skills for optimum performance on the job. Essentially training and development help you to get the most for your dollar.

2. A happy employee will be more productive. If you provide a new employee with the skills or information they need to do the job, they will be more content on the job and will do a better job for your. It's difficult to be the new employee. It makes it more difficult if you are left to flounder around not quite sure of what is expected of you. The wise employer will provide guidance from day one, so the person not only feels welcome, but knows what is expected of him/her and can feel productive from the beginning.

3. Training and development will instill in employees what is expected of them as far as the job is concerned and will at the same time instill in the employees the work ethic of the job. If you let an employee figure out a job without providing training and development, he/she will have no reason to believe that you care all that much about what kind of job he/she does. However, if you give them attention from day one, they will realize that you care about the job and how they act on the job. You will instill in them that their jobs are important and that they should take working for you seriously.

4. Beyond appearances and work ethic, an important reason to provide training and development to an employee is to ensure the job is done correctly.

5. Often other employees have a certain take on the job. To ensure that each employee sticks with the mission of the job that you intended, it is good to provide periodic training and development to remind them what you are all about.

6. Training and development are also important to ensure employee retention. Some employees will be thrilled to receive no training and development. They just want a job and want to fly under the radar. Those who are worth retaining, however, will not be as likely to want to be ignored. Great employees are usually the ones who want to improve their skills and to develop new skills through training and development. If you do not provide training and development, you may lose these employees.



SOURCE:
http://www.helium.com/items/1355390-why-trianing-and-development-of-employee-are-essential

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